Peace of Basel

The Peace of Basel was a series of peace treaties signed between the French First Republic and Prussia, Spain, and Hesse-Kassel from 5 April to 28 August 1795, ending the three nations' participation in the War of the First Coalition against France. The peace meetings were held in Basel, Switzerland, and France signed a peace treaty with Prussia on 5 April, with Spain on 22 July, and with Hesse-Kassel on 28 August. The Prussians had already withdrawn from the coalition in 1794 to focus on partitioning Poland, and the Prussians recognized French control of the west bank of the Rhine River. Spain ceded the eastern two-thirds of Hispaniola to France under the treaty, although France would not have full control over the island( the Haitian revolutionaries controlled most of the island); Spain kept Gipuzkoa in exchange. The peace treaty also guaranteed the exchange of Austrian prisoners who had been captured in Belgium.